Yamani Hafez Musa | |
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| يماني حفيظ موسى | |
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| Deputy Minister of Finance II | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Mohd Shahar Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Constituency | Sipitang |
| Chairman of FELCRA Berhad | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – 1 September 2021 | |
| Minister | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (2020–2021) Mahdzir Khalid (2021) |
| Chief Executive Officer | Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor |
| Preceded by | Shabudin Yahaya |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sipitang | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sapawi Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Matbali Musah (GRS) |
| Majority | 852 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020–2022 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yamani Hafez bin Musa 31 October 1977 |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018) Independent (2018–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (2023–2025)  People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 2025) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)  Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020, since 2025) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (2023–2025) |
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| Parent(s) | Musa Aman Faridah Tussin |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury Universiti Teknologi MARA (MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Yamani Hafez Musa on Facebook | |
Yamani Hafez bin Musa (Jawi: يماني حفيظ بن موسى; born 31 October 1977) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Member of Parliament (MP) for Sipitang from May 2018 to November 2022 and Chairman of FELCRA Berhad from July 2020 to September 2021. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He previously was a member and the State Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO), a branch of a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN), formerly a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU), a branch of a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and formerly a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[1][2]
On 25 January 2026, he was appointed as an ex-officio member of the Central Leadership Council of PKR alongside fellow Sabahan PKR members Jamawi Ja'afar and Ruji Ubi.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Yamani is the son of Musa Aman, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah and former Chief Minister of Sabah.[4] He has an undergraduate degree of commerce from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and a master's degree in Business Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
Elections
[edit]In the 2018 general election (GE14), UMNO fielded him to contest the Sipitang parliamentary seat despite his participation into politics was being opposed by his father.[5][4][6] He subsequently won in a three-corner contest facing a new candidate Noor Hayaty Mustapha from the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and Dayang Aezzy Liman from the Sabah People's Hope Party (PHRS).[7][8]
Controversy
[edit]After the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition's fall in GE14 and following the disappearance of his father Musa Aman, Yamani was not seen in public too.[9] He finally presented at the parliament to take his oath as a Member of Parliament on 7 January 2019, nine days shy of the 16 January deadline.[10][11]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P178 Sipitang | Yamani Hafez Musa (Sabah UMNO) | 12,038 | 47.24% | Noor Hayaty Mustapha (WARISAN) | 11,186 | 43.90% | 25,483 | 852 | 79.93% | ||
| Dayang Aezzy Liman (PHRS) | 1,547 | 6.07% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N35 Sindumin | Yamani Hafez Musa (PKR) | 4,724 | 29.82% | Yusri Pungut (WARISAN) | 5,086 | 32.10% | 16,107 | 362 | 63.14% | ||
| Abdillah Jalaf @ Dila (IND) | 2,570 | 16.22% | ||||||||||
| Moktar Matussin (STAR) | 1,469 | 9.27% | ||||||||||
| Sani Miasin (KDM) | 875 | 5.52% | ||||||||||
| Dayang Noor Syafiqah Hamid (Sabah BERSATU) | 705 | 4.45% | ||||||||||
| Markus Buas (IMPIAN) | 293 | 1.85% | ||||||||||
| Wilson Liou (IND) | 54 | 0.34% | ||||||||||
| Kanafia Bujang (PKS) | 37 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
| Ibrahim Tuah (IND) | 30 | 0.19% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2022)[14]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2015)[15]- Grand Star of the Order of Kinabalu (BSK) (2009)[16]
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2017)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Muguntan Vanar, Stephanie Lee and Natasha Joibi (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Muguntan Vanar (17 September 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani joins Bersatu". The Star. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Tengku Zafrul, Zaliha appointed to PKR political bureau as ex-officio members". Free Malaysia Today. 25 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Umno: 'Anak palsu Musa' terbabit dakwaan nepotisme" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Stephanie Lee; Fatimah Zainal; Natasha Joibi (28 April 2018). "Musa Aman's debutante son faces off against two women candidates". Berita Harian. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Nancy Lai (26 April 2018). "Yamani happy youth leaders allowed to contest". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Noorasvilla Muhamma (28 April 2018). "Pertembungan tiga penjuru di Libaran" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Timothy Achariam; Amar Shah Mohsen (24 October 2018). "Time running out for Sipatang MP". The Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Musa Aman's son to be sworn in as Sipitang MP on Jan 7". Malaysiakini. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ Joceline Tan (7 January 2019). "Musa Aman's son Yamani finally sworn in as Sipitang MP". The Star. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "The winners of the 17th Sabah state election". Free Malaysia Today. 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2022" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2015" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my. 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2017" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
